Explore our most recent industry and Part-Time MBA salary data to learn more about what our students do after graduation.
| Industry | Percent of Employed Students(1) | Number of Employed Students(1) | Minimum Salary(2) | Maximum Salary(2) | Median Salary(2) | Median Sign-on(2,3) | |
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| Accounting | 0.6% | 2 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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| Advertising/Marketing Services/Communications | 0.6% | 2 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
| Construction |
0.9% | 3 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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| Consulting | 11.0% | 37 | $100,000 | $250,000 | $180,000 | $30,000 |
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| Consumer Products | 3.3% | 11 | $110,000 | $190,000 | $143,500 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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Consumer Goods |
0.6% | 2 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Food/Beverage/Tobacco |
2.7% | 9 | $110,000 | $190,000 | $140,000 | Insufficient Data(2) | |
| Education | 3.9% | 13 | $55,000 | $185,000 | $125,000 | $7,500 | |
| Energy | 3.3% | 11 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Clean Tech/Renewables |
0.9% | 3 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Oil & Gas |
2.1% | 7 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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Utilities |
0.3% | 1 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
| Financial Services | 27.5% | 92 | $100,000 | $350,000 | $173,000 | $50,000 | |
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Commercial Banking |
0.3% | 1 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Diversified Financial Services |
8.7% | 29 | $113,000 |
$225,000 | $175,000 | $47,500 |
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Hedge Funds |
1.2% | 4 | $125,000 | $260,000 | $192,500 | $25,000 | |
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Insurance |
2.1% | 7 | $130,000 |
$243,000 | $145,000 | $45,000 | |
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Investment Banking/Brokerage |
6.0% | 20 | $120,000 | $250,000 | $175,000 | $50,000 | |
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Investment Management/Research |
5.7% | 19 | $110,000 | $185,000 | $150,000 | $10,000 | |
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Private Equity |
2.7% | 9 | $100,000 |
$350,000 | $190,000 | $25,000 |
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Venture Capital |
0.9% | 3 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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| Government | 1.8% | 6 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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Federal |
1.2% | 4 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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State & Local |
0.6% | 2 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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| Healthcare | 9.6% | 32 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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Healthcare Products/Medical Devices |
3.3% | 11 | $102,000 |
$220,000 | $136,000 | $5,000 | |
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Healthtech/Telemedicine |
0.3% | 1 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Pharmaceutical Products |
1.2% | 4 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Healthcare - Services |
4.8% | 16 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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| Manufacturing | 4.8% | 16 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Chemicals/Plastics |
0.6% | 2 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Manufacturing |
4.2% | 14 | $145,000 | $215,000 | $181,000 | $17,500 | |
| Non-Profit | 1.2% | 4 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
| Real Estate | 3.6% | 12 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
| Retail | 0.6% | 2 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
| Technology | 19.4% | 65 | $70,000 | $268,000 | $165,000 | $57,000 |
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eCommerce and Internet |
8.7% | 29 | $119,300 | $252,000 | $160,500 | $33,500 | |
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Financial Technology |
0.9% | 3 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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Hardware |
1.8% | 6 | $70,000 |
$268,000 | $120,000 | $62,000 | |
| SemiConductors | 0.6% | 2 | Insufficient Data(2) | ||||
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Software |
5.1% | 17 | $120,000 | $255,000 | $182,000 | $120,000 | |
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Technology Services |
1.5% | 5 | $120,000 | $160,000 | $139,100 | Insufficient Data(2) | |
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Telecommunications |
0.9% | 3 | Insufficient Data(2 |
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| Travel and Transportation | 5.7% | 19 | $100,000 | $175,000 | $116,710 | $20,000 | |
| Aerospace/Aviation | 0.9% | 3 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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| Automotive/Transportation Equipment | 3.6% | 12 | $100,000 | $175,000 | $118,420 | $30,000 | |
| Transportation Services | 1.2% | 4 | $100,000 | $150,000 | $105,000 | Insufficient Data(2) | |
| Other | 2.4% | 8 | Insufficient Data(2) |
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| All | 100.0% | 335 | $55,000 | $650,000 | $163,000 | $30,000 | |
Source for all data: 2024 Evening MBA and Weekend MBA Employment Report
When Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students choose to leverage their MBA for a career change varies. To account for this, the report tracks career changes four months prior to and four months following graduation.
The 2024 Employment Report had a 97.4 percent response rate. Among respondents, 35.5% percent reported that they were not seeking a career change and stayed in their current position or left the workforce.
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